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« on: July 04, 2019, 12:28:33 AM »

Sinn Féin Manifesto:
One Vision, One Future, One Ireland


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1. One Europe

Europe needs to change. In the last ten years, the administration of the bloc has been one disaster after another, as Brussels imposes policies of austerity, deregulation, and privatization that have compounded the damage done by the 2008 financial crisis. The rise of far-right parties and the erosion of the people's faith in democracy is the predictable result of these blunders.

Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom took a bad situation and made it worse. The Tory Brexit plan would keep everything that is broken in our relationship with Europe and give up all the benefits of membership in the bloc. Sinn Féin supports designated special status for the North within the European Union that would allow the North to remain part of the Customs Union and Single Market and preserve free movement across Ireland. The only other alternative to Brexit is unification.

2. One Ireland

Sinn Féin supports a referendum on Irish unity within the next five years. A half-decade of neglect and mismanagement from Westminster has proved what we knew all along: partition was wrong, it has failed, and our future lies in a free, democratic, and united Ireland.

The possibility of a Tory-led Brexit threatens to reinforce partition by once again drawing a hard border across Ireland. A vote for Sinn Féin in this election will strengthen the call to end partition and begin the peaceful and democratic reunification of Ireland.

3. Ending Austerity

Over the last seven years, the Tory-DUP coalition in Westminster has cut hundreds of millions from vital public services in the North, including devastating cuts to healthcare and education. While the poorest were left to fend for themselves, Andrea Leadsom and Arlene Foster passed massive tax breaks for the wealthy in their continued campaign to stack the deck in favor of the upper classes. Unlike the other parties, who have all been complicit in the Tory "Rich Man's Government," Sinn Féin believes that public services should be funded in full and that all people should have the support they need to maintain a decent standard of living. We will continue to defend those most in need and fight to end the Tory austerity program.

4. Restoring the Executive

Two years ago, the people endorsed Sinn Féin's call for an end to corruption and inequality. Since then, Sinn Féin has engaged in talks to restore the executive in the spirit of transparency and mutual respect. The blame for the breakdown in negotiations lays squarely at the feet of the Tory party and the DUP, who through their obstructionism and refusal to negotiate in good faith have chosen to impose undemocratic rule from Westminster against the wishes of the people.

Sinn Féin will work to fully implement the Good Friday Agreement and restore the executive on the basis of integrity, equality, and respect. We additionally call for passage of an Irish Language Act and legislation to establish marriage equality.

5. Fighting for Working People

Cuts to vital public services, a reckless approach to Brexit, and a blatant for the democratic process all serve to illustrate the contempt in which the Tory-DUP coalition holds the working people of the North. The Tory Brexit plan would be devastating to our economy, imposing costly tariffs and other barriers restricting trade with Europe. Simultaneously, they would end workers' rights protections found in the EU law, including rulings by the European Court of Justice protecting equal pay for women.

Sinn Féin will fight to ensure the North's continued access to EU markets, promote fair trade, and ensure continued protection of labor and worker's rights. We support an All-Ireland Bill of Rights and maintaining Common Agriculture Policy payments, and oppose any effort to re-establish a hard border across Ireland.


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